AT THE CENTER OF THIS TRAVESTY ARE THE VICTIMS AND THOSE WHO RUSHED TO THEIR SIDE TO RENDER AID. WDSU REPORTER CASEY FERRAND CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH THE STORY OF ONE MED STUDENT WHO WAS PRESSED INTO SERVICE. MANY OF THE VICTIMS HAD NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES ... HOWEVER THREE ARE STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION HERE AT LSU INTERIM HOSPITAL. A MEDICAL STUDENT WHO TRAINED IN THE TRAUMA CENTER HERE... WAS AT THE PARADE SUNDAY AND HELPED TREAT VICTIMS IN THE TENSE MOMENTS AFTER THE SHOOTING. OUTCUE: not what I want to do. 11:51 it was chaotic. There was a lot of people screaming, there was a lot of people crying yelling for help. 06 ON HAND TO OFFER HELP IN THE CHAOS WAS JARRETT PYTELL... A THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT AT LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER. HE WENT TO THE SECOND LINE WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS. 04:39 just dancing and having a good time. Dancing in the street second lining. Doing what you would do on a sunday at a second line. 06 THIS PROVED TO BE NO ORDINARY SECOND LINE ... PYTELL SAYS A GUNMAN STANDING ONLY 10 YARDS AWAY FROM HIM OPENED FIRE INTO THE CROWD. 05:07 you heard these pops. Pop pop pop pop and initially I didn't react that quickly because it sounded like fireworks. 11 HE SAYS IT WAS OVER IN SECONDS... 08:32 I wasn't scared. I was sad because everybody was having a good time right before everybody fell to the ground. 06 PYTELL SAYS HE RUSHED TO HELP AT LEAST 4 OF THE WOUNDED VICTIMS... INCLUDING THIS MAN WHO HE SAYS HAD TWO GUNSHOT WOUNDS ON HIS ARM. 07:59 I did my trauma training here at UH and there was no shortage of nights where we had gunshot wounds 08 PYTELL SAYS HE HAS MUCH RESPECT FOR THE TRAUMA CENTER SURGEONS ... BUT THIS INCIDENT MADE IT EVEN MORE APPRAENT TO HIM THAT TRAUMA IS NOT THE DEPARTMENT FOR HIM. 10:09 i'm happy that in situations like yesterday that I could play even a minor role and feel comfortable and confident in doing it but day in and day out they see the worst things ever and it's not what I want to do. 17 PYTELL SAYS HE WANTS TO GO INTO SOME TYPE OF ADOLESCENT MEDICINE. HE'S TAKING A YEAR OFF TO WORK FOR THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL. HE'LL GRADUATE IN TWO YEARS. THE NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS CLINIC IS ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES TO DONATE BLOOD FOR THE SHOOTING VICTIMS. THE BLOOD CENTERS IN THE 34 BLOCK OF 16TH AVENUE IN METAIRIE AND THE 27 HUNDRED BLOCK OF MANHATTAN BOULEVARD IN HARVEY ARE BOTH OPEN UNTIL 8 P-M TONIGHT.